Question juridique clé
Whether the public law appeal was admissible despite the foreigner's uncertain entitlement to a permit.
Solution extraite
A potential entitlement based on marriage and family life existed, so the appeal route was open.
Motifs extraits
Because the couple had a long-standing relationship, a common child, and Y. held settlement status, X. could invoke a plausible right under the ECHR and the immigration act.